Meritocracy is the process of selecting a person based on their merit/ability.
Democracy (Representative Democracy, anyway) is the process of electing a representative based on the voter's choice.
Ergo, unless voters choose based on merit, Democracy subverts or at best ignores merit, and if the most meritorious candidate does win, it is usually a coincidence.
[Longer post to follow.]
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